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Lake Travis Soccer News Updated Monday, May 12, 2008 04:28:31 PM Four Lake Travis Soccer Teams Qualify for Division One The Lake Travis Youth Soccer Association is proud to announce that four of its eleven select teams - the 97G Black, 97B (U11), 94G (U14) and 92G (U16) teams - qualified to play Division I-level soccer for the Fall 2008 season. This was based on their top-four finishes in the Spring 2008 President’s Cup. The four DI teams will mark the most-ever for Lake Travis Soccer Club in one season. The 97G Black, 97B and 92G all played Super II during the Fall 2007 season and then played President’s Cup (This is made up of the top Super II and middle DI teams) for the Spring 2008 season. The 94G were the first ever LT team to play DI during the Fall 2007 season and they re-qualified for DI this Spring. The 97G Black and 97B are the youngest DI teams the club has placed in the top level of select soccer. The 97B, who are coached by the club’s Director of Player Development, Ceri Richards, have lost just one league game between the Fall and Spring seasons and have won all three tournaments they have entered. They look to advance to the State Championships be finishing in the top-two at the bracket playoffs this coming weekend (May 17-18) in Austin. The fact that we have two of the younger teams already qualifying for DI after only one season shows the depth and quality of the Rec and Rec+ Soccer programs at Lake Travis. The 94G team, which is coached the club’s Director of Coaching, Tim Chestney, narrowly missed out on advancing to the South Texas Youth Soccer Association’s (STYSA) 2008 President’s Cup State Championships. The 94G finished tied for 2nd place in the Spring 2008 league standings (top two teams advance to state playoffs), but missed out by goal difference in the tie breakers. The 94G also boast one of the top players in South Texas in Pryanka Guar, who was selected for the second year in a row to the 2008 STYSA Olympic Development Program’s (ODP) South Texas State Team. The ODP state team is selected from all players in the entire South Texas region and then competes against other states at the US Youth Soccer Region III ODP Camp in Montevallo, Alabama July 12-16, 2008. Both Chestney and Richards were named to the STYSA ODP Coaching Staff this past year and will coach the STYSA ODP State Teams this coming July in Alabama. The 92G team has blazed the trail of success for the younger select teams at LT. The 92G won the Super II South Texas State Championship (U15) during the Fall 2006 season (an undefeated season), becoming (along with LT’s 93G team) the first-ever Super II-level State Champions for Lake Travis. The team, which is coached by Darci Carruthers, who is a former standout goalkeeper at both Portland and the University of Texas, is currently in 2nd place in the Spring 2008 President’s Cup standings and will advance to the State Championships with a win in their last league game on May 17. The club, which has had five South Texas State Champions since 2003, has tryouts upcoming for the U12-U18 age groups on May 19-20 or May 27-28. The club’s record four Division I teams could be surpassed quickly as the new U11 (’98) teams are being formed May 12-14 and at least one of those teams may soon be playing DI soccer. Just five years ago the club had only two Super II-level select teams with the rest playing DII-level select. Spring 2008 - Playoff Updates! LT 97B Advance to Spring 2008 President’s Cup Bracket Playoffs The Lake Travis 97B (U11) completed their league play with a 5-1-2 record and advanced to the President’s Cup bracket playoffs on May 17-18 in Austin. The 97B will play against the other WDDOA (Western District Division One Association) President’s Cup qualifier along with teams from the Rio Grande Valley Youth Soccer Association. The top two teams from the bracket playoffs will advance to the STYSA Presidents Cup State Championships on May 24-25 in Austin. The nine-team Spring 2008 President's Cup league consists of top Super II-level teams and middle/lower Division I teams from the Fall. The 97B have qualified for Fall 2008 Division I play based on their first or second place finish this Spring. 95G Heading to Spring 2008 State Championships The LT 95G (U13) select team finished 2nd at the Director’s Cup bracket playoffs May 3-4 in Austin and now advance to the STYSA Directors Cup State Championships in Houston May 17-18. The 95G finished with a 1-1-1 record, beating the 95 Lady Lions White (San Antonio) 2-0 in their final game to advance to state. 97G Red and 95B Just Miss Advancing to State Playoffs The 97G (U11) Red and 95B (U13) both advanced to the Director’s Cup bracket playoffs semifinals over the May 3-4 weekend in Corpus Christi, TX, but both teams came up one victory short of advancing to the STYSA State Playoffs (the bracket playoff champion and runner-up advance to state). The 97G Red played against the eventual champions (Padre Hurricanes – Corpus Christi) in the semifinal, losing 3-0 and falling just short of advancing to state playoffs in both the Fall and Spring seasons. The 97G Red finished 3rd in state at the Fall 2007 Division II State Playoffs. The 97G Red have qualified to move up a division and will play Super II-level for the Fall 2008 season. The 95B followed a similar path, advancing to the bracket playoff semifinals where they fell 3-0 to the Hawks (San Antonio). The 95B also just missed out on playing at the State Championships in both the Fall and Spring seasons and will also compete at the Super II level for the Fall 2008 season. The 95B finished 4th in state at the Fall 2007 DII State Playoffs. Spring 2008 Director’s Cup Success for 97G Red, 95B & 95G The Lake Travis 97G Red (U11), 95B & 95G (U13) select teams all qualified for Director’s Cup bracket playoffs May 3-4, 2008. The 95B team finished league play 3-1 and at the top of group A. The 97G Red finished the regular season at 3-1-1, good for 2nd place in group B. The 95G finished 2nd in Group A at 5-1-1 and advanced to bracket playoffs. The 97G Red and 95B will head to Corpus Christi for bracket playoffs, with the top two teams (out of six) advancing to Houston for the State Playoffs May 17-18. The 95G will have bracket playoffs in Austin with the top two teams (out of four) advancing to STYSA State Cup playoffs in Houston. All three teams have pre-qualified for Fall 2008 Super II play by virtue of their playoff advancement. Both the 97G Red and 95B started the season in Division II. 97 Girls Red LT 97B Capture 2008 AU Capital Cup Title The 97B select team continues its' outstanding first season of select soccer by winning the 2008 AU Capital Cup (Silver flight) over the Jan. 26-27 weekend. Lake Travis completed group play at 3-0 with 10 goals for and 0 against. LT beat McKinney United 1-0, tied New Braunfels 97B Rapids 0-0 and then beat AU Capital SC 97B Black 9-0. In the final, LT knocked off the Dallas Texans-Austin 97B Red team in penalty kicks. Goalkeeper, Jacob Harvey saved 2 penalty kicks to ensure victory! The 97B have won all three tournaments they have played in (Austin Labor Day Cup and SA Premier Fall Shootout in the Fall season) and will compete in the President's Cup league during the Spring 2008 season. Lana Bowen Named to Lake Travis Coaching Staff Lake Travis Director of Coaching, Tim Chestney, is pleased to announce that Lana Bowen has been named to the Lake Travis coaching staff for the Spring 2008 season. Bowen played at Santa Clara University from 2001-2004, where she was a key defender for the team that won the NCAA Division I National Championship in 2001. Bowen was named Most Improved Player as a freshman during the Broncos 2001 national championship season, scoring a goal and earning three assists while part of a back line that shutout 14 opponents. Bowen, who played for legendary college coach Jerry Smith and advanced to three Final Fours during her time at Santa Clara, including losing in the National Championship match to Portland in Austin in 2002, will work with the girl’s teams in both Rec Plus and Select for Lake Travis. During her time at Santa Clara, the economics major played with current U.S. National Team players Aly Wagner and Leslie Osborne. “I’m very excited to add Lana to our coaching staff,” says LT Director Tim Chestney. “Lana brings a wealth of experience and knowledge as both a player and a coach. I think the girls in the club are going to have a fantastic role model that they can learn from and look up to.” After her collegiate career, Bowen moved to Oslo, Norway where she played professional soccer for ROA Dynamite Girls in 2006. In terms of coaching experience, Bowen coached the San Carlos Inferno U12 girls and worked the Santa Clara University Soccer Camps from 2001-2005. Bowen holds her USSF (United States Soccer Federation) “E” License. Bowen will coach the '99G Rec Plus team during the Spring 2008 season. LT Completes Most Successful Season in Club History Lake Travis select soccer completed its’ most successful season in club history with six teams finishing in the top four at the South Texas Youth Soccer Association’s (STYSA) Fall 2007 State Championships over the Dec. 1-2 & Dec. 8-9 weekends. The Fall 2007 season highlights included the 97 Boys (U11) Super II team finishing as State Champions, the 97 Girls Black Super II team placing 3rd in the state along with the 97 Girls Red (Division II) team taking 3rd, and the 92 Girls (U16) Super II team garnering 3rd in state after capturing the state title in 2006. The 95 Boys (U13) Division II team and the 91G (U17) Super II team rounded out Lake Travis’ State Championship participants, with both teams finishing 4th in South Texas. The 97 Boys won their state title by finishing their round-robin tournament with a 2-1 record. On Saturday, Dec. 2 at Williamson County Regional Park (WCRP) in Austin, LT beat the Dallas Texans 97B Red Austin team 1-0 and then defeated the Lonestars 97B White South team 3-0. The 97B lost their last game of the tourney on Sunday, Dec. 3, falling 2-1 to Hays Fusion 97B, but did enough in their three games to finish 1st in the group of four teams. The weekend marked the first-ever U11 Super II-level South Texas State Championship in club history. The 97 Girls Black took 3rd place after completing their tournament record at 1-2. Playing at WCRP, the 97G Black lost to the eventual state champions, Lonestars 97G Blue, 5-0 in their first match. The girls bounced back by beating the Classics Elite 97G Blue from San Antonio, 2-0 on Saturday, Dec. 2, before falling to Lonestars 97G Gold 2-0 in their last match on Sunday, Dec. 3. The 97 Girls Red team finished 3rd in STYSA after beating GC United ‘97, 3-0, and falling to Space City 97G Blue (1-0) and eventual state champions ‘97 United Angels from McAllen (3-0) over the Dec. 8-9 weekend. The three top-three finishes in state by LT's U11’s, who are competing in their first season of select soccer, marks a first in club history. The 92 Girls team, who were gunning for their second consecutive State Championship and undefeated season, came up just short of repeating by placing 3rd at Jumbo Evans Sports Park in Bulverde, TX, Dec. 8-9. The 92 Girls tied both the Texas Rush Nike and eventual state champions Eclipse 92 White 1-1, before suffering their first loss of the season to AU Capital SC 92G Navy. The 91 Girls finished with a tie and two losses. They tied West Houston Texas Orange 1-1 and fell to Texas Rush Swoosh 1-0 and eventual state champion SA Storm (2-1). The majority of the 92G and 91G teams will now get ready for high school soccer season at Lake Travis High School. The 95B team traveled to Houston, TX to compete for the state title over the Dec. 8-9 weekend and came away 4th after falling 3-0 to ASC Magic, 3-1 to Inwood Lobos and 3-1 to the UHO Vipers. The six STYSA Championship participants weren’t the only of the 11 LT select teams to have a successful Fall campaign. Some other record results for the program include; the 94G team, who became the first Lake Travis Division I-level team in at least a decade, placing 6th of 11 teams in the Fall 2007 DI table, the 96G Division II team placing 2nd (of 14) in the CAYSA league (Capitol Area Youth Soccer Association) and advancing to Western District playoffs, finishing as semifinalists, and the 95G Super II team recording their highest-ever finish (5th of 12) this Fall. The LT select teams will now get roughly a month off before getting ready for Spring 2008 Cup competition with regular training starting back up after the New Year. LT’s U11’s Capture 1st & 3rd Place in State Cup Playoffs Lake Travis select soccer had their two U11 Super II teams finish in the top three in South Texas Youth Soccer in playoff action over Dec. 2-3. The 97 Boys finished as Fall 2007 South Texas State Champions, while the 97 Girls Black garnered a 3rd place finish. The two finishes are firsts for the club, as prior to this Fall no U11 team had ever finished in the top three in state in their first season of select soccer. The 97 Boys won their state title by finishing their round-robin tournament with a 2-1 record. On Saturday, Dec. 2 at Williamson County Regional Park (WCRP) in Austin, LT beat the Dallas Texans Austin team 1-0 and then defeated the Lonestars White South team 3-0. The 97 Boys lost their last game of the playoffs on Sunday, Dec. 3, falling 2-1 to Hays Fusion , but did enough in their three games to finish 1st in the group of four teams. The weekend marked the first- ever U11 Super II-level South Texas State Championship in club history. The 97 Girls Black team took 3rd place in the Super II division after completing their tournament record at 1-2. Playing at WCRP, the 97G Black lost to the eventual state champions, Lonestars 97G Blue, 5-0 in their first match. The girls bounced back by beating the Classics Elite 97G Blue from San Antonio, 2-0 on Saturday, Dec. 2, before falling to Lonestars 97G Gold 2-0 in their last match on Sunday. The 97G Black girls are the first girl’s team in club history to advance this far at the U11 Super II-level. The two U11 teams will now get ready for Spring 2008 Cup competition with regular training starting back up after the New Year. The 97 Girls Red (Division II) team finished as runners-up in STYSA (South Texas Youth Soccer Association) after competition at San Antonio’s Specht Road Fields Dec. 2-3. The 97 Girls Red team started their tournament with a convincing 5-0 win over a Padre Hurricanes White team from Corpus Christi. The CAYSA (Capitol Area Youth Soccer Association) champions then knocked off the San Antonio Hotshots, 1-0, in their second game. The team completed their group-play action on Saturday, Dec. 2 by tying the Alamo City Storm, 1-1, to send them to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the team had to go through regulation, overtime and then penalty kicks to finally defeat the Padre Hurricanes Blue team and advance to the final on Sunday, Dec. 3. In the final, the team fell to a superior 97 Girls United Angels team from the Rio Grande Valley. They now move on to the State Cup Finals on Dec 8/9. 96 Girls Finish as Western District Semifinalists The 96G (Division II) completed their Fall 2007 season as Western District semifinalists after competing in San Antonio Dec. 2-3. The 2nd place Capitol Area Youth Soccer Association (CAYSA) finishers started off the weekend by defeating the Lonestars 97G Silver team 1-0 at the Specht Road fields. Next, the 96G knocked off the Padre Hurricanes 96G Blue 2-0, before completing their group play with a 2-1 loss to the Classics Elite 97G Blue. The 2-1 group-play record advanced the 96G to Sunday’s semifinal match, with the winner advancing to the final and an automatic berth in the state tournament Dec. 7-8. In the semifinals the 96G played the McAllen Lady Bullets, falling to the eventual Western District Champions, 4-0. The 96G completed their Fall 2007 season with 12-3-2 overall league/playoff record. Seven Lake Travis Select Teams Advance to Fall 2007 Playoffs Lake Travis Select Soccer had seven teams qualify for postseason play after league action concluded on Nov. 10-11. The 97B (U11), 97G Black, 97G Red, 96G (U12) & 95B (U13) all qualified for Western District playoffs Dec. 1-2, while the 92G (U16) and 91G (U17) qualified for State playoffs Dec. 7-8 . Lake Travis had 7 of 10 possible select teams advance to post season play (LT has 11 select teams, but the 94G-U14 Division I team does not have Fall playoffs), which is the most ever in a single season. LT’s U11 teams have been particularly impressive with all three teams (97B, 97G Black, 97G Red) reaching Western District playoffs on Dec. 1-2. The three teams have combined for a 16-2-3 record in their first season of select level soccer. The 97B (Super II division) team finished 7-0-1 overall and clinched 1st place in their bracket, concluding the season with a 4-2 win over Temple Nov. 11. The 97B have scored the most goals (29) of any of the 19 teams in the league and are the only team undefeated in Super II play. The boys advance to the Western District final four playoffs (top two teams from each Super II bracket) on Dec. 1-2 in Austin. The 97G Black (Super II division) and 97G Red (Division II) also clinched playoff spots in their respective divisions on Nov. 3. The 97G Black team qualified with a convincing 4-0 win over the then second place team (Temple). The 97G Black completed their league season at 5-1 and scored 21 goals, second most in the 15-team Super II league. The 97G Red took 1st place in the eight-team Division II league by winning 1-0 in their last league match. The 97G Red allowed the fewest goals of any team in DII (3). The 97G Black will play in Austin on Dec. 1-2, while the 97G Red will compete in San Antonio Dec. 1-2. The 96G (Division II) assured themselves 2nd place and advancement to Western District playoffs in San Antonio by winning 2-0 in their last match against Lonestars. The 96G finished with a 10-1-2 league mark and have scored the second most goals (29) in the 14-team league. The 96G (along with the 97G Red) will be looking to advance to State playoffs Dec. 7-8 (in Austin) by finishing 1st or 2nd at Western District playoffs in San Antonio. The 95B (Division II) finished 11-2 overall and in 3rd place out of 14 teams to qualify for Western District playoffs Dec. 1-2 in Corpus Christi. The 95B finished with 51 goals scored and eight against after winning their final league game against Belton 5-0 on Nov. 10. The 95B are looking to finish in the top two (of eight teams) at Western District playoffs and advance to the STYSA State Championships in Houston Dec. 8-9. The 92G (Super II division), who finished 10-0-1 and captured 1st place with a 1-0 win against Georgetown Nov. 11, put together their second consecutive undefeated Fall league season. The 92G won the Fall 2006 South Texas Super II State Championship and are looking to repeat as State Champions Dec. 7-8 in San Antonio. The 92G have allowed the fewest goals (8), while scoring the second most (27) of any team in the 12-team league. The 91G (Super II division) completed a 9-1-1 season and took 1st place with a 3-0 win in their final league game Nov. 11. The win put the U17’s in the State Championships Dec. 7-8 in San Antonio, where they’ll compete against the top two teams from Eastern District (of Texas) and the Western District runner-up for the state title. All Lake Travis select teams will compete in the 4th Annual Premier Fall Shootout hosted by Classics Elite Soccer Club in San Antonio, the weekend of Dec. 17-18. LT Teams Compete at Labor Day Cup - 97 Boys are Champs! Lake Travis select teams finished up their preseason by playing in the Labor Day Tournament in Austin on Sept. 1-3. The 97B team finished the tournament undefeated (4-0) and was crowned champions (Silver bracket), scoring 14 goals and allowing just one against. The 95G and 92B teams each advanced to their respective semifinals. Other highlights include the 97G Black (1-1-1 in group play), 97G Red (1-1-1 in group play) & 94G (2-1 in group play) teams narrowly missing the semifinals in their respective groups. LT’s select teams will start league play on Sept. 8-9. 94G & 93G Qualify for Fall 2007 Division One Play The ’94 girls (U13) & ’93 girls (U14) select teams qualified for Fall 2007 Division I play by finishing in the top four in the standings during the Spring 2007 President’s Cup. The 94G finished their Spring league season undefeated (1-0-5) and allowed the fewest goals (5) of any team in the league. The team was one win away from finishing top of the league standings and advancing to state playoffs. The 94G completed their Spring campaign losing just one game in all competitions, while capturing the Austin Classic Tournament title and finishing in 3rd place at the Houston Challenge President’s Day Invitational tournament. The 93G placed 3rd in the Spring 2007 President’s Cup league standings (5-2-1) out of nine teams to qualify the team for Fall DI play. The Fall 2006 Super II State Champions were the only non-DI team to pre- qualify. The 93G finished the entire year (Fall & Spring seasons combined) with only two league losses and an overall record of 15-2-3. 95G Advance to Director’s Cup Bracket Playoffs The ’95 girls (U12) select team advanced to Western District Bracket Playoffs in Corpus Christi, TX May 12-13, where the team dropped two tough decisions (2-1 & 3-1) in their attempt to reach the Director's Cup State Playoffs. The 95G team finished league play in second place in their bracket with a 5-1-4 record. The second place finish automatically qualifies the team for Fall 2007 Super II-level play. LT Select Players & Coach Receive High School Honors Lake Travis select staff coach Brian Ormonde was named the All-Central Texas High School Boys Coach of the Year. Coach Ormonde guided Dripping Springs’ high school team to the 4A Regional final and a 21-3-1 overall record. Ormonde, who coaches the '95B (U12) and '94B (U13) select teams at LT, helped guide the '94B Super II team to a third place finish in state in the Fall 2006 season. The '95B team advanced to the Western District playoffs during the Fall 2006 season. The Lake Travis High School girls team placed junior Ashley Stone and sophomore Ashley Stokowski on the 25-4A All-District 2nd Team, while sophomore Kyndall Stotts was named All-District Honorable Mention. All three players play on Lake Travis’ ’90 (U17) select team. New STYSA Dir of Coaching has LTYSA ties.. STYSA (South Texas Youth Soccer Association) recently announced Mike Parsons as their new Director of Coaching. Parsons was briefly involved with Lake Travis in 2003 and brought current Lake Travis Director of Coaching Tim Chestney to the organization. Parsons will be based in Houston and will manage all aspects of Coaching Education and the South Texas US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program. For more go to www.stxsoccer.org Lake Travis Players Named to South Texas ODP State Teams Lake Travis select soccer players Priyanka Gaur (94G/U13) and Emma Jones (93G/U14) were selected to the 2007 South Texas ODP (Olympic Development Program) state teams for their respective age groups, and Allie Stone (94G/U13) was named an alternate. The three players, who are in a pool of 30+ players picked from all of South Texas, will represent the state and compete against other state ODP teams this summer. The 94G age group will have camp June 18-22 in Norman, Oklahoma at the University of Oklahoma. The 93G age group will attend Region III camp in Alabama from July 12 - 16. The ODP state teams and the four ODP regional teams comprise the pool of players that make up the various U.S. youth national teams. Lake Travis High School Girls Advance to State Semifinals The Lake Travis High School Girls Soccer team (19-5) advanced to the 4A Texas State Championships where they lost 3-2 in the semifinals to Friendswood. LT received their second goal from current '90 (U17) select player Ashley Stone with five minutes to play in the game, but came up just short in their bid for the state final. The Lake Travis team consists of 15 current or former Lake Travis select club players. This is Lake Travis' 3rd trip to the 4A State Championships in the last five years. Congratulations to the team on an outstanding season.